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BOOK: Titus
Description: A letter of encouragement to Titus, one of Paul’s fellow workers, overseeing the church in Crete.
Author: The apostle Paul
Date written: Probably between AD63 and AD65
Chapters: 3
Brief Synopsis
- The letter starts with a reminder that Titus is in Crete to establish the church leadership there and so gives guidelines about elders.
- There are warnings about false teachers and a number of directions in respect of teaching the church and the different groups in it.
Outline
- 1:1-4 Salutation
- 1:5-9 Concerning Elders
- 1:5 Reasons for Leaving Titus in Crete
- 1:6-9 Qualifications of Elders
- 1:10-16 Concerning False Teachers
- Ch.2 Concerning Various Groups in the Congregations
- 2:1-10 The Instructions to Different Groups
- 2:11-14 The Foundation for Christian Living
- 2:15 The Duty of Titus
- 3:1-8 Concerning Believers in General
- 3:1-2 Obligations as Citizens
- 3:3-8 Motives for Godly Conduct
- 3:9-11 Concerning Response to Spiritual Error
- 3:12-15 Conclusion
What we know about Titus
He was
- one of Paul’s converts (1:4) and a considerable help to Paul in his ministry.
- When Paul left Antioch to go to the Jerusalem leaders, he took Titus with him (Gal 2:1-3).
- Acceptance of Titus (a Gentile) as a Christian without circumcision vindicated Paul’s stand there (Gal 2:3-5).
- Although not referred to in Acts he is mentioned 13 times in the rest of the NT),
- He worked with Paul at Ephesus during the third missionary journey.
- See 2Co 2:12-13; 7:5-6,13,14; 8:6,16,17,23: 12:18; Gal 2:1,3; 2 Tim 4:10).
Concluding Comments
A simple letter that has some echoes of those to Timothy but has some valuable unique bits to it which makes it worthwhile reading.